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18 INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA APRIL 2011
Rail
Melbourne Metro project
takes a step forward
Property consulting rm Urbis has been engaged to aid
in the preparation stages of the Melbourne Metro One
Tunnel rail project in Melbourne s inner city.
e rm is required to conduct an assessment of
the land use potential for the area surrounding the proposed
Melbourne Metro One, as part of the project s preconstruction
planning, design and engineering works. e purpose of the
report is twofold:
• to provide an assessment of the potential land use changes
which could occur along the five rail corridors as a result
of the Melbourne Metro One rail project
• to identify how Melbourne Metro One will support future
urban development and how that can be leveraged from a
land use perspective.
e new rail tunnel involves construction of a 17km two-track
tunnel between Dynon and Caul eld, seven new stations includ-
ing Arden Street, Parkville and Domain, and new connections
to Melbourne Central and Flinders Street stations linking the
western suburbs and the central business district.
e tunnel was announced in December 2008 as part of
the Victorian state government s Victorian Transport Plan and
planning investigations for the tunnel are currently under way.
Construction of the project is scheduled to commence next year,
and is expected to nish in 2018.
e Department of Infrastructure and Transport said the
Melbourne Metro One will help alleviate pressure in areas ex-
periencing signi cant population growth by providing increased
capacity for all northern and western urban rail services. It aims
to unclog Melbourne s busiest rail corridor; create additional
space for more than 14 trains each hour on the Craigieburn,
Sunbury, Werribee, Williamstown and Up eld lines; and provide
links to Parkville and St Kilda Road.
Perth rail to be sunk
underground
An alliance between John Holland, GHD and the
Public Transport Authority (PTA) has been es-
tablished to deliver the $360 million Perth City
Link rail project. e project is encompassed
within the $610 million Perth City Link Rail and Bus Proj-
ects. e rail project involves sinking the Fremantle Line
between William Street and Lake Street/King Street to
reconnect the CBD with Northbridge and create new land
for redevelopment. Planning and design work commenced
last month and construction is scheduled to start later this
year, with completion expected in 2014. As part of the work,
John Holland will also upgrade Perth Station.
e company said the Perth City Link project is expected
to attract more than $3 billion of private investment in the
local economy, including for the additional construction of
residential, commercial and retail space.
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